Christian Identity and Quality of Matrimonial and Family Life

Key points: Croatia takes part in the integration process into European system, it has been its cultural part and part of its spiritual value since ever, but at the same time it’s partaking in the whirl of all globalization processes. Croatia belongs to the group of transitional countries too. Transition refers to the change from traditional to “modern” and “postmodern“, from totalitarian into democratic society. There is a whole range of contradictory attitudes at the same time at the same place. Decreasing nuptial, increasing divorce, low birth and high mortality rate have brought Croatia to the point of extinction. Hypothesis: All processes and changes of values crack on the institution of marriage and family. As family continues to be the first and the most important value with Croats and as church wedding is the most wanted ceremony, following questions are completely justified: does, how does and what kind of religion affect(s) marriage and family in Croatia, and how does it affect the dynamics of its development? How does the graded religiosity cope with the aforesaid social processes? Fundamental assumption is that a conscious and coherent Christian identity positively affects the quality of family life. Objectives: It is necessary to enquiry the quality of matrimonial and family life through cohesion of spouses on values, emotional and existence level. CATHOLIC FACULTY OF THEOLOGY